Podcasts about history that doesn't suck

“Damn ye, rascals, what did ye fire for?” This is the story of the Boston Massacre (or, for you loyalists out there, the “incident” at King Street), which the Prof. recounted LIVE this 4th of July weekend for the largest colonial history re-enactment event in the western United States: The Colonial Heritage Festival, in Orem, Utah. “Huzzah” or “fie” right along with the crowd. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History That Doesn’t Suck is made by Prof. Greg Jackson - a friend of the Noiser podcast team. If you like the episode, follow History That Doesn’t Suck wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we'll learn about the historical accuracy of the movie 12 Years a Slave with Professor Greg Jackson from the History That Doesn't Suck podcast. Subscribe to Greg's podcast here: https://www.historythatdoesntsuck.com/     Did you enjoy this episode? Consider supporting the next episode of Based on a True Story here: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/support/  

Chris joined Greg Jackson's podcast "History that Doesn't Suck" to talk antebellum America and the road to the Civil War. --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: A Teacher's History of the United States Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/ateachershist/ Website: www.ateachershistory.com Artwork by Christopher Piret

On February 27, 1914, Westville businessman PJ Dore was killed by Tandy Folsom. It's the stuff of local legend, but it serves as an illustration for a larger historical debate. Professor Greg Jackson of the podcast History That Doesn't Suck discusses the Frontier Thesis and opposition to the idea. Then we delve into the legend and how the truth of the matter presents a clash of cultures in the early days of the State of Oklahoma.

Lt. Governor, Spencer Cox, is joined by almost all of the friends and Greg Jackson, a Utah Valley University professor and the creator and host of the 'History That Doesn't Suck' podcast, to talk about how he became infatuated with history, his work with UVU, and the inspiration behind starting his podcast. We also play a game of "Underrated, Overrated, or Properly Rated" with some of our favorite presidents of the United States and the risks of too much presidential power. Lastly, we talk a little MLB, Jazz training camp updates, and Jim Olson is the new president of the Utah Jazz.

1865 is an Airship production. You can support this show at Patreon.com/1865podcast to get early, ad-free access to episodes and more.In this bonus episode, Professor Greg Jackson, a bona fide historian and host of the podcast History That Doesn't Suck, joins executive producer Lindsay Graham and co-creator and lead writer Steven Walters in a discussion about Civil War history, its consequences and controversies, the importance of learning history ⁠— and why podcasting about it is important.To find out more about 1865, go to 1865podcast.com, or find us on Facebook and Twitter.New episodes air weekly, and look for special “Inside the Episode” interviews with the writers and producers of the series to find out more about the real history behind 1865.

In this episode we welcome guest, Greg Jackson, host of History That Doesn't Suck. In this episode, you will learn all about the man, the myth and the legend Benedict Arnold. While his name is a synonym for traitor, do you know why? We will discuss the war hero, wounded veteran, rum runner and how he eventually came to betray what he seemed to hold so dear. So buckle up, tighten your corset as we introduce you to history's most notorious traitor, Benedict Arnold.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were a middle schooler in the United States anytime after 1985 and had a study hall with an Apple II, there is a very high chance you played Oregon Trail. After setting out from Independence, Missouri, you led your pixelated wagon across the frontier, hunting bears, fording rivers, and more likely than not, dying of dysentery. The real Oregon Trail sprang up in the 1830s, when America was going through the worst economic slump it would see until the Great Depression. A mixture of financial urgency and a sense of destiny--Manifest Destiny--convinced tens of thousands of Americans to trek over 2,000 miles from Missouri’s western edge to Oregon Country. But how can families cross the desert? Or the Rocky Mountains? Or descend the Columbia River? And what about the British HBC’s hold on Oregon Country? Many tried this dangerous path, including fur traders, missionaries, explorers, and early wagon trains that dared to blaze this trail before its heyday of the 1840s-1860s. Joined with us today to talk about the Oregon Trail is history professor and podcast Greg Jackson. He's the host of the show History That Doesn't Suck

Today, Dr. Greg Jackson -- professor of history at Utah Valley University and host of the wonderful podcast History That Doesn't Suck -- makes his valiant return to the show. I'm excited to have him here, because I wanted to pick his brain about one thing in particular: National division. The political rhetoric and behavior on display in contemporary America suggests that the US is being pulled apart at the seams, and I was curious if Dr. Jackson agreed. We delve deep into history and pull useful anecdotes and stories that indicate that while our heated nature is very real, it's certainly nothing new. Forget the Civil War. Just ask the Founders, instead.

This week Jeremy talks to Prof. Greg Jackson of the History That Doesn't Suck podcast! Greg is an actual History professor who delivers entertaining, sometimes sarcastic, but ALWAYS factual history in a way that...well...doesn't suck! Follow History That Doesn't Suck on Twitter at @HistThatDntSuck Find HTDS on the interwebz at www.historythatdoesntsuck.com/   Follow Podcasts We Listen To on Twitter at @PWLTpodcast Join the PWLT Facebook group here www.facebook.com/groups/PodcastsWeListenTo/ and join the conversation with 20,000 other podcast listeners and hosts!   If you would like Jeremy's undying gratitude and love, just go to www.patreon.com/PodcastsWeListenTo and sign up for as little as $1/month!

Professor Greg Jackson holds a PhD in history, teaches at Utah Valley University, and hosts the podcast History That Doesn't Suck. I invited Jackson to Santa Monica to discuss modern academia, and what it's like teaching in a contemporary collegiate environment that, from the outside, seems to be burning to the ground. And so we focus our talk around the scourge of postmodernism. We also discuss history as a pursuit, a passion, and a profession. Why is history taught so poorly, and what can we do to make a new generation of young people passionate about the past?

"I'd say you know more than 90 percent of the American population about the American Revolution at this point." This is the story... of your questions! Rather than telling you a story this week, Greg sits down with the rest of the History That Doesn't Suck team (Joshua Beatty and Cielle Salazar) and talks through questions submitted by you, the listeners!